Shop Helper 1

Duravant•Walla Walla, WA

12d•$15 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

The Shop Helper will be responsible for ensuring parts are available, moving materials between workstations, and general assistance to welders. Must work independently and as a team as required to achieve production, quality, and quantity goals. Key Technology has been providing innovative solutions to the food industry since 1948. We are a global leader in the design and manufacture of food processing technology. Products range from conveying, digital sorting, and process automation technology. Our ongoing innovations provide increased control, continuous processing and longer machine life–in processed fruits and vegetables, nuts, dried fruit, fresh-cut produce and more. Corporate headquarters are located in beautiful eastern Walla Walla, Washington. Here we continually strive to find and fulfill our customers’ growing needs.

Requirements

Highschool Diploma or GED and three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must be able to operate a forklift.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blue prints and procedure manuals.
Ability to write short routine correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively with other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, blue print or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Regularly required to stand.
Frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Trained on packet tracking process and consistently completes this process without supervision
Correctly disposes of used blast media when needed
Train in sieve testing of blast media and completes testing as required

Responsibilities

At all times ensures safety is a top priority while performing any part of your job.
Execute instructions given by department Supervisor and/or Lead.
Observes operation of machines to develop understanding.
Assist supervisor/lead by loading jobs to the specified location.
Establish a cordial and professional relationship with fellow employees.
Assist other employees with day-to-day tasks as needed.
Understand and follow the proper workflow of assigned jobs.
Transport completed work to the next department.
Obtain and maintain forklift certification.
Obtain and maintain overhead crane certification.
Complete monthly tool calibration as required.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical coverage through your choice of a high deductible health plan or a PPO plan. All plans include prescription drug coverage
Flexible spending accounts, when allowed by tax laws
Health Savings Accounts (HSA), when allowed by tax laws. Our HSA includes a 2x match, up to $1,000 annually
Dental and Vision Coverage
Paid life insurance and disability insurance, and options to purchase additional coverage
Paid Maternity Leave
Optional coverages include Long-term Care, Accident Insurance, and Critical Illness Insurance
401k plan with a 100% match on the first 3% of employee contributions, and 50% on the next 2% of contributions (4% match if you contribute 5% of pay)
Educational Assistance reimbursement
Accrued paid time off (PTO)
10 paid holidays annually